Character Sketch

Margret laid in the dark, the shades drawn and the lights out in her small apartment. And yet her head pulsed with pain. She pulled the covers closer to her chin and shivered with sickness. This was a very rare sight to see. Usually she was bright eyed and eager do just about anything. She was young and inexperienced but confident. Margret was never over come with fevers and headaches, but with in her first few weeks in town she had managed to get sick four times. Mazurka propped his large head at the bottom of Margret’s bed, his large ears pinned back and his eyes stared intently on motionless Margret. Concerned about her uncharacteristic behavior, the German Sheppard began to whine and moved closer to his owners face. Margret felt Mazurka’s breath and his slimy wet nose against her hot forehead. “Stop it,” she grumbled and weakly pushed the giant dog away. Margret rolled over, pulled in her knees to her chest and fell back into a restless sleep. Mazurka jumped up beside her, the bed moaned loudly under the weight. He whined one last time, gazed at the girl, and laid down to sleep near Margret.